St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-14
4 Real Live Indian, in War Paint and
Feathers, Taken to the
County Jail.
Several Prominent Visitors at The
ST. Paul Hotels Yesterday Talked
On Interesting Topics.
a Dozen Opinions Passed In by the
Supreme Court Judges---Cham-
Der of Commerce.
CONDEMNED AS UNSAFE.
Two of the New Engine Houses
Going to Fires.


Two letters from Building Inspector
johnson, dated June and Z, were read
before the board of fire commissioners
last night. cOmplainining of the manner
in which the new engine houses on Fort
street and at Merriam park We're being
constructed. and condemning the walls
of the latter house as unsafe. Archi-
tect Hand, who SuperintendS the work
for the board, was called upon for an
explanation, and claimed that the work
was perfectly good, but that the work
men had been ordered to stop on Friday
last, owing 10 Mr.. JohnSon's protest.
He said to the board:
II think it is all spite work with Mr..
Johnson. He had some trouble with
Donahue, the contractor, two years ago.
We had two good men go out there and
look at the work, and they think it is all
right
The commissioners discussed the
question and resolved to
SEND FOB MIR. JOHNSON.
The building Inspector came, and
made the following statement:
Il regard il as very poor piece of
work and it was my intention to con-
denim it. l went out to Merriam Park
and watched the workmen myself, and
from what l saw have thought it best
TO condemn the entire work. They
were working to a single line, and were
not pointing up their work. If man
wants any Illustration of what that kind
of work means would advise him to go
over and lock- at the rear wall of the
Van Buren, school. 1t cannot be done
to make good job. Further than that,
they are filling in the wall to hide it
from sight as fast as it goes up. Then,
for the hour | was there. didn't see a
single header stone going in, and the
specifications call for headers" 1t is
no new thing. They do it every chance
they can get. There ought to be a local
superintendent Oh every public build
ing in course OF erection to watch
against those things. My objection to
the Fort street house has been
remedied.''
j. II. Donohue has the contract for
building the Merriam Park house, and
it is now let by him to a local contractor
at the park. At the suggestion of Pres
dent Warner, Mr.. johnson will accom-
pany Architect Hand and Contractor
Donohue on Wednesday, and the work
will be uncovered and further inspected.
GETTING TO FIRES.
Chief Black made a statement of the
Wednesday night collision of fire trucks,
in which Hellefriich was killed and
four f1remen injured. 1.-The accident
was caused" he said, ''by Truck 3
going out late. The driver of the truck
was out of the house without permits
sion when the alarm sounded. When
he RECEIVERS from his injuries l shall
discharge him." The board discussed
the advisability Of laying down route
for each piece of apparatus to take in
running to fire, and the general con-
cluSiOn was that such a scheme was i'm
practicable. Commissioner Prendergast
was in favor OF limiting the speed which
drivers should make on the principal
streets. Chief Black was strongly OPP
posed to this. He said:
You gentlemen, of course, are the
bosses, but would not reduce the time
one second. I should say to the men,
Sect there just as quick as you can,
using all due caution They have
orders to Keep off Third street in the
day time, and to slow up and, if neces-
sary to avoid accidents, to stop, at the
crossings of principal streets. | think
if any OF you gentlemen had the re-
sponsibility of getting out the fires you
would agree with me.''
With this declaration of the chief the
matter was dropped. The architect was
ordered to draw plans for an engine
house on Front street, similar to Chemi-
cal No.. =. to cost about $1,000 The
board voted to purchase Immediately
two second-cfasS AhrenS engines, and
the secretary was instructed to adver-
tiSe for bids for two new hOOk-and-ladder
trucks, one aerial ladder truck, two
chemical engines, one piston engine,
one hose carriage and 2 400 feet of hose